MD with a CFO and COO background with in-depth M&A/ Integration, Operations and Transformation expertise across various industries - Real estate, Technology and Financial ServicesOver the last 24 years, Serene has led & worked with global teams and companies in different parts of the world to drive growth and improve operating performance. She is currently the Managing Director and Head of APAC at Digital Realty. She is also on the board of ESR and Digital Core REIT.She was previously at Kerry Properties as an executive director and CFO, she has demonstrated her ability on realigning the strategy of the company and the execution of the strategy and game plan of transformation. She also led over 700 staff across the functions of Finance, Biz Development, Legal, Company Secretarial, Technology and Innovation and China Property Management. Most notably, she led and completed 2 successful large scale land acquisitions in Shanghai and the divestment of HK$ 16Bn of non core assets over the last 3 years. Serene is passionate about building a growth oriented operating model and developing strong teams in a high performing and inspiring workplace. She is focused on building sustainable, differentiated and growth businesses. With her diverse and fast-tracked career in GE , SilverLake Partners and Kerry Properties, Serene is best known for her curiosity, critical thinking and ability to learn businesses and operating models quickly. Serene is also known to leverage her leadership and business experience coupled with execution and problem solving skillsets to drive growth and transformative change at companies. An experienced hands-on executive and operator with a strategic mindset, Serene excels in Finance and Operations, Corporate business development (Investments, M&A & Post Merger integration), Strategy Planning and Transformational change. She also works well with C-suites, board members and operational teams. Through her experience and belief that it is all about the people, Serene is a certified executive and life coach, who coaches c-suites, executives and teams to help them achieve their goals.